Lauren Kate Author Website

This site creates a mood like few others I’ve worked on. Each page is enveloped by a full-screen background image that comes from one of Lauren’s book covers. This not only ties the site together – it brings readers directly into the worlds she has created.

The site is also fully responsive – great care was taken to make sure the experience was wonderful for users on phones and tablets as well as big desktops screens.

Many authors who have been blogging on another site for years are nervous about moving their site. Even with all the advantages of WordPress it can be hard to let go of another site or platform you are used to using. But the benefits of having your main site and blog combined are substantial. Lauren had hundreds of posts with thousands of comments dating back years yet we were able to pull all of her old blog content over so she could have one central place for her books, events, blog, and more.

Lastly we created a special video gallery where book trailers and interviews can be viewed together. As always the site is simple to update – even the multitude of books with a huge variety of sellers to buy from!

Overall Random House and Lauren Kate loved the dark moody design, clean interface, and great functionality. We did too.

Dr. Robert Rosenthal

It was a pleasure to work with Brad at Apt Design. On the design front, his concepts were spot on, so we never got started on false trails. And he easily and accurately incorporated my feedback in a comfortable back-and-forth dialogue that resulted in a strong final product. I remain extremely pleased with the result.

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Kay Kenyon

His ability to grasp an organization’s goals and translate them into images is pitch-perfect. With his upbeat attitude and timely delivery, he is a real pleasure to work with.

James Townsend

James Townsend, Author and Co-Owner of The Human Condition

Brad’s creative insight is easily accessible through constant communication and feedback. He’s concerned about your vision, and it shows in the final product. He has a consistent devotion to making your vision a reality.

Emma Otheguy

Brad effectively translated my half-formed ideas into a beautiful website, and he gave me lots of choices and allowed plenty of feedback. He also did a great job making the web design flexible enough to evolve with my needs.

Traci Mann

Brad is an incredible designer. My book’s website is exactly what I wanted, even though I couldn’t even begin to articulate what I wanted before talking to Brad. Not only is the website wonderful, but he finished it faster than he promised, and he was great to work with. I am so glad I hired Brad for this project. I am absolutely delighted with the results.

Tom Mullen

After scouring dozens of author websites I contacted Brad – because his designs are clean and tight, and he is easy to work with. From inspecting his initial concept drafts, it was clear that selecting Brad was the right move.

Jeff Ingber

Brad made the process of developing my web site not only painless, but positively enjoyable. His enthusiastic, “can-do” attitude permeated every discussion we had. I would recommend him to any writer looking to develop a web site!

Michael Herrod

I really can’t recommend Brad highly enough. He’s come through for us time after time, and always delivers outstanding work. His sites are beautiful and functional works of art. Brad has designed the websites for some of our biggest authors. You know he’ll deliver an amazing site, right on schedule.

Rolf Boone

Brad provided very clear and understandable (for those of us who are tech challenged) directions on the process, explaining the steps he would take to build and design the site, as well as the input he wanted from me, and the training involved once the site was complete. Brad, who has a sharp eye for design, ran with it and produced a great site. He does good work.

Ona Russell

As an author, I wanted something that would showcase my books, but do so by telling a kind of story. And that is exactly what Brad accomplished. The finished product is beautiful, evocative and efficient, just like a great novel.